Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly

Maurice FitzGerald, 2nd Lord of Offaly (1194-20 May 1257) was the Lord of Offaly from 1204 to 1257, succeeding Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly and preceding Maurice FitzGerald, 3rd Lord of Offaly.

Biography
Maurice FitzGerald was born in Ireland in 1194, son of Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly and Eve de Bermingham. Maurice succeeded Gerald as Lord of County Offaly in 1204, and he accompanied King Henry III of England to Poitou and Gascony in 1229. From 1232 to 1245, he served as Justiciar of Ireland, and he defeated the rebellious army of Richard Marshal, Earl of Pembroke at Curragh in 1234. In 1235, he subjugated Connacht, and he led armies against the Irish during the 1240s. In 1245, he was dismissed as Justiciar after he was late in helping the king during his campaigns in Wales, and he died in 1257.